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Nixon Shock, the Reserve Currency Curse, and a Pending Dollar Crisis by Mish for Money Maven Many problems today including deficit spending, trade deficits, and income inequality have their roots in 1971. Nixon Shock A reader asks “What Forced Nixon to...
Trump’s Unwinnable Trade War: Gold Explains Why by Mike Shedlock for Money Maven Trump wants to cure trade imbalances via tariffs. It cannot possibly work. Another Look at NAFTA One of my readers proposed that problems US balance of trade...
Technically Speaking, Bitcoin Ripe for Major Move: Which Way? by Mike Mish Shedlock for Money Maven Bitcoin has been consolidating for months. Generally, and technically speaking, this suggests a big move is coming. I have no position in Bitcoin and...
Banana Republic Fully Exposed / Propaganda Is Norm: Editorial Mistake My A**: New York Times Made Numerous Serious Judgment Errors by Mike Mish Shedlock for Money Maven As details emerge in the New York Times Kavanaugh scandal, it’s very clear...
Gold is Not a Function of the US Dollar Nor is Gold an Inflation Hedge by Mike Mish Shedlock for Money Maven Swings in the US dollar have no long-term impact in the price of gold. Nor is gold an...
Gold’s Surge Is A Message: Central Banks Are Out Of Control, Not Inflation by Mike Mish Shedlock for Money Maven Gold blasted through the $1500 level this week. Let’s analyze the message. Here’s a hint: The message isn’t inflation. The...
Could Facebook’s Libra Threaten State Control of Money? Congress Sure Is Acting Like It Could by Mike Shedlock for Money Maven Congress hates the idea so violently it is even feigning citizen “privacy” concerns After nearly a year of speculation,...
Brace for Impact: Italy Poised to Launch Euro Parallel Currency by Mish for Money Maven TDC Note – How does this tie into the conversation I had with Tom Luongo, Gold, Goats and Guns, about Salvini and Italy’s gold? – click...
Greenspan Says Trump’s Tariffs are “Insane” and He’s Right by Mike Mish Shedlock The Maven Throughout his career, Greenspan has mostly been a contrarian indicator. But he has been consistently right about trade. Alan Greenspan says Trump’s Tariff Policies are ‘Insane’...
IMF Warns About Emerging Markets: Hello “Always Late” IMF, Global Crisis Coming by Mike Shedlock – Money Maven TDC Note – It’s always best to listen to the people that make the policies and have the plans, especially, when those...
EU Holds Emergency Meeting to Prepare for No-Deal Hard Brexit by Mike Shedlock – The Money Maven After the EU rebuked Theresa May’s Chequers proposal, the chance of a hard Brexit rose sharply. The EU is now preparing. The Financial...
Spotlight on Emerging Markets and US Treasuries: Are Bonds Sending a Signal? by Mish Shedlock – MoneyMaven The emerging market trade has blown up. An “everything bubble” disaster awaits. Meanwhile, what about treasuries? Via Email, Albert Edwards at Society General...
Liquidity Crisis Coming: Here, There, Everywhere by Mike Mish Shedlock – MishTalk Jim Puplava thinks a liquidity crisis is on the horizon. I agree, adding that the problem is global. Please pay attention to Jim Puplava at Financial Sense. He...
Expect More Pain, Much More Pain by Mike Mish Shedlock – The Maven If you think you can hide out in ETFs or high growth stocks and weather the downturn, please think again. In case you failed to notice, investment...
Gold’s Brick Wall by Mike “Mish” Shedlock – MishTalk For the past four years, every time gold hit the 1350-1370 level or so, it is turned down sharply. Yesterday, gold surged nearly $24 intraday. John Rubino at Dollar Collapse noted...
Congratulations Workers! You Make One Penny More Than a Year Ago by Mike Shedlock – The Maven Real wages for production and nonsupervisory workers are up precisely one penny per hour from January of 2017. On Wednesday, the BLS announced...
No Bond Vigilantes: Just Record Short Futures Speculators by Mike Mish Shedlock via SafeHaven A reader asked me about ‘Bond Vigilantes’ after reading this article: ‘Bond Vigilantes’ are Saddled Up and Ready to Push Rates Higher. There’s reason to be...
Gold Soars, Dollar Sinks After US Treasury Praises Weaker Dollar by Mike Mish Shedlock – The Maven The US dollar continued its plunge today after US Treasury Secretary said a weaker dollar was good for trade. The US dollar continued...
Mortgages: A Perfect Use for Blockchain by Mike Mish Shedlock – The Maven There are excellent uses for blockchain. Here’s one I proposed years ago that is now in media discussion today. Click here to sign up for The Daily Coin FREE newsletter covering...
Kodak Soars 77% on News it Will Launch “KodakCoin” Cryptocurrency by Mike Mish Shedlock – The Maven Kodak wants in on the hype. It announced its own cryptocurrency today, the KodakCoin. Today Kodak hopped aboard the Crypto Bandwagon with a...
Jeff Sessions Foolishly Targets Pot: 3 Reasons Measure Can’t Work by Mike Mish Shedlock – The Maven TDC Note – Jeff Sessions needs to come join us in the 21st century OR make another attempt at outlawing alcohol and why...
Staggering Rent Increases in 2017: Will 2018 Follow? by Mike Mish Shedlock – The Maven 2017 was a painful year for renters. Americans spent a record amount of their household income on rent. MarketWatch discusses the Staggering Amount Americans Paid...
Insatiable Demand for Bonds, Any Bonds: What’s the 2018 Outlook? by Mike Mish Shedlock – The Maven The Fed is worried about low inflation. They should look at home prices, equities, junk bonds, and leveraged loans. 2017 was a Banner Year for Debt....
Bitcoin Silliness: Ignore the Roller Coaster, Never Sell by Mike Mish Shedlock – The Maven If bitcoin’s price plunges 70%, it is only back to its 200-day moving average near $4,473. The latest wisdom of the day from true believer...
